/*
 * This file is part of libbluray
 * Copyright (C) 2010  William Hahne
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library. If not, see
 * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

package javax.tv.locator;

public abstract class LocatorFactory extends Object
{
	protected LocatorFactory()
	{

	}

	public static LocatorFactory getInstance()
	{	
		return instance;
	}

	public abstract Locator createLocator(String locatorString) throws MalformedLocatorException;

	public abstract Locator[] transformLocator( Locator source) throws InvalidLocatorException;

    private static final LocatorFactory instance = new LocatorFactoryImpl();
}
